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Selected Verse: Proverbs 29:23 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 29:23 |
King James |
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
(Compare Pro 16:18; Pro 18:12).
honour . . . spirit--or, "such shall lay hold on honor" (Pro 11:16). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Honour shall uphold the humble in spirit - Better: The lowly in spirit shall lay hold on honor. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
Pro 29:23 passes from anger to haughtiness:
A man's pride will bring him low;
But the lowly attaineth to honour.
Thus we translate תּתמך כּבוד (Lat. honorem obtinet) in accord with Pro 11:16, and שׁפל־רוּח with Pro 16:19, where, however, שׁפל is not adj. as here, but inf. The haughty man obscures the honour which he has by this, that he boasts immeasurably of it, and aspires yet more after it; the lowly man, on the other hand, obtains honour without his seeking it, honour before God and before men, which would be of no worth were it not connected with the honour before God. The lxx: τοὺς δὲ ταπεινόφρονας ἐπείδει δόξῃ κύριους. This κύριους is indeed not contrary to the sense, but it is opposed to the style. Why the 24th verse should now follow is, as regards the contents and the expression, hard to say; but one observes that Pro 29:22-27 follow each other, beginning with the successive letters of the alphabet א (ב), ג, ח, ח, ר, ת (ת). |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| A man's pride shall bring him low - A proud man is universally despised, and such are often exposed to great mortifications. |
16 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
26 Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
16 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.